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Am I being too Needy or is this not right?

227 replies

AmINeedy · 02/01/2015 08:58

Hi
I was married for 20 years and divorced 2 years ago and 6 months later met a single man with no children but 3 ex wives and many more ex partners.
He's a lovely man,so funny, always on the go and generally can't sit still, he loves his sport , works hard and away a lot but when home he has to go to the pub every Wednesday,Friday,Sunday as routine and more recently another 2 nights. Some weeks he'll be there 5 nights a week and as I work nights this could mean not seeing each other and no time for us to go out doing other things together as it's pub night or there's a fight or football match in so he goes to the pub to watch it rather than home.
We've been together 18 months and I truly love the bones of this man but I'm finding his way of life difficult to handle, it's restricting our relationship, were not really bonding and to me it's pushing me away instead of getting us closer over time.
Then he plays golf which means when the weather is brighter his weekends are taken up too leaving us zero hours together as those nights Sat and Sun he'll go to the pub after til after midnight.
He said I'm too needy ?
If he's been away for two weeks with work when he gets home that night he'll be with his friends down his local pub not with me though he'll pop over for an hour to say hi then gone.
There's one other issue , no sex in any shape or form , he can't he has erectile dysfunction , we tried when we first met but he felt to embarrassed and brushed it under the carpet and won't discuss it, if I do he gies angry . He went as far as getting Viagra but won't use them.
Put all this together I feel really unwanted but I feel I'm being selfish and after being married so long to a man who visited match.com behind my back I'm worried I'm the problem here?
Just reread my post and I see I do look pathetic .
This man wants us to live together but how can I live in a sexless nit even touching relationship where he'll be at the pub from 8 pm til closing 3-5 times a week ?
I'm really lost ??

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BrowersBlues · 02/01/2015 16:07

That you even thought you were selfish is very sad OP. He is alternating being nice to you and being horrible to you so that you haven't a clue which way is up. That way you start to doubt yourself and are terribly vulnerable to being abused by him.

Get away from this creep you deserve so much better.

AmINeedy · 02/01/2015 16:08

Lol he isn't Gay lol I promise you lol

Cash, he has plenty , just would rather I use mine than him take his out if the bank, he's quiet mean with money and I mean tight, very tight, it would just be ,in his mind, a way to protect himself lol.
He has a good job, though a while back I had my son,his girlfriend and baby living with us , he suggested I made them look homeless so the social would rehome them as ,as long as they were with me they wouldn't , he was annoyed I was paying everything for them and blamed my lack of funds fir us not going out lol
He's a well off bloke, not short of cash and doesn't need mine at all,,,,there is no way I would ever put my money into a house with a man at my age, the money is my sons inheritance from my first marriage so don't worry there x

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Sundayplease · 02/01/2015 16:14

Better not be the same guy. Leading a double life!

BrowersBlues · 02/01/2015 16:14

If he is so nice and caring why was he castigating you for supporting your own DS and grandchild? Be very careful OP. As someone suggested earlier you should see a counsellor. That might help you to identify why you put yourself so low down your list of priorities.

It doesn't surprise me one bit that he is tight. He would rather that you use your money so that he doesn't have to take his out of the bank. I am speechless.

LTB, LTB, LTB - Leave that bastard!

rumred · 02/01/2015 16:18

Hells teeth he sounds truly awful. Please take him off his pedestal and get well rid. Giving to charity and the like does not mean a person is good. Look at jimmy saville.

Please dump his sorry arse and free yourself up for a decent relationship/good mental health

AmINeedy · 02/01/2015 16:21

Don't fret about the money, I had to fight my Ex for the 50% I'd put into our family home, so it's one thing I'm not sharing with anyone under no circumstance , that I have made clear and rest assured he doesn't want anyone money! but he does expect me to pay my share on holidays .
Money really isn't an issue here and he didn't target me, I'd employed him to do something fir me and that's how we met. He's local and I had him checked out, he's a very honest too open man and everyone locally knows him before you think he's ulterior motives, he's always been ripped off himself by women so by the time I met him he's too aware of women taking advantage of him so really he's probably worried I'm after his cash lol
So rest assured lol

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FunkyBoldRibena · 02/01/2015 16:21

Lol he isn't Gay lol I promise you lol

How on earth do you know that? You have never even had sex with him yourself.

He is grooming you to bank roll him, under the pretence of a relationship.

AmINeedy · 02/01/2015 16:28

SudayPlease lol mine works down south though has family there too as that's where he's from but lives in another part now . can't possibly be the same one by the sounds he's one of many lol,
Jesting aside I'm feeling a lot better after sharing this with you all.

I know you mean well but please don't suggest the counciling, I tried it last time and to be honest I'm finding myself and understand myself more than appears on my post , at the end of the day I am feeling strong, the fact I've admitted my weak side I promise dies not mean my confidence has gone yet in myself, my self esteem has betrayed me due to thus but I'm finding it through being on here , no offence to anyone using counciling as it has amazing benefits just I am ok with this

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AmINeedy · 02/01/2015 16:31

FunkyBoldRibena
We did have sex initially, he was broken it's not working,,,,he's had lots of relationships with women, different reasons they broke up, 2 being due to affairs in his younger day.
He isn't after my money he has more than enough himself, sorry if my post misled people xx

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LineRunner · 02/01/2015 16:34

Jesus, it's the ghost of Dylan Thomas

BrowersBlues · 02/01/2015 16:35

He is being very honest with you you just don't want to hear what he is telling you by his actions. He spends at least 3 nights a weeks in the pub and can't see you because you work nights. He plays golf at the weekends and doesn't see you because he spends Saturday and Sunday night in the pub until midnight.

If he has been away for two weeks he goes to the pub without seeing you and pops over to you for an hour afterwards if you are lucky. When you try to discuss ED he gets angry. You said you find this uncaring and it makes you feel ugly and unattractive and useless.

He criticises you for looking after your family and wants you to put all the proceeds from your house into buying the house he lives in. Then he tells you that you are trying to control him.

Please OP just listen to what he is actually telling you.

FunkyBoldRibena · 02/01/2015 16:36

OP: Am I needy
MN: No, he is taking the piss
OP: No, I am being needy
MN: No, run as fast as you can
OP: I think I'll give him all my cash
MN: Sigh. Whatever.

BreakingDad77 · 02/01/2015 16:37

Please read the Right-listen-up-everybody post that is stickied to the top of this thread.
Don't torture yourself anymore in a crap relationship!

Somethingtodo · 02/01/2015 16:38

So what does HE get out of this relationship over and above the friendship he has with his other female friends?

Sounds likes he gives more to these other friendships than he does to you?

OnGoldenPond · 02/01/2015 16:52

No OP you aren't needy. This man just isn't making any time for a relationship.

Maybe the problem is that, having been treated so badly by your ex for so long you don't have the confidence to expect to be treated well? Hmm

Fgs don't move in with him. Don't let him become a bigger problem in your life. Just stop being available and look for someone who will treat you in the way you deserve.

Will he even notice you are gone? Hmm

AmINeedy · 02/01/2015 17:01

Lol I promise there was no intention and is no intention of him having any money , regardless if he was the perfect man the money is for my sons.
I've no intention of moving in with him, I can't as things stand,.
I was asking for advice mainly because each time I step back a bit more and see the light and wondered if I was being unreasonable as each time I mentioned anything to him he made out I was making an issue when there was nothing wrong,,,,,,,, I am taking on board everything said here I truly am xx

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AmINeedy · 02/01/2015 17:08

Somethingtodo
I ask him the same question, what does he get out of this relationship , he says he's just simple man with simple needs .

Someone mentioned being lonely , I feel lonelier being with him .
You are all reassuring what I already know,,,I've been struggling for a long while.
I'm going to his for tea in a bit, them il drop him off at the pub and come back to my house, that's when I feel sad and that's where he thinks I'm being unreasonable , that's where I feel frustration and deep anger, that he'll be out with his mates while I sit home alone ??

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Somethingtodo · 02/01/2015 17:18

Why are you waiting until you sell your house - so that he will then know that you are not moving in with him....?

Why not be assertive and tell him now? Saw something on FB yesterday about leaving things in 2014 that didnt make you happy and not taking them into 2015....

"wondered if I was being unreasonable as each time I mentioned anything to him he made out I was making an issue when there was nothing wrong"

He is dismissing you and minimising your hurt/needs - his needs are all being met.

"I feel frustration and deep anger," - no one should make you feel like this -- listen to your gut, your feelings - this is toxic.

Sundayplease · 02/01/2015 17:49

Why on earth are you taking him to the pub? He's got it made hasn't he? Don't tell me you pick him up as well.

Well these guys are certainly a type. The one I just got rid of was tight but owned a house he rented out too.

Sundayplease · 02/01/2015 17:50

Why are these 50-odd year olds spending all their time in the pub drinking with their mates? What a sad life they lead.

oldgrandmama · 02/01/2015 17:52

He sounds a real prick ... prince...!

Bin the guy pronto. No bloody wonder all those other relationships/marriages of his failed - I bet the poor women were relieved when he slung his hook.

Dump him. You KNOW you need to and honestly, even being alone for a bit (and I'm sure you'll meet someone who'll appreciate and cherish you) will be better than this joke of a relationship.

FunkyBoldRibena · 02/01/2015 18:16

I'm going to his for tea in a bit, them il drop him off at the pub and come back to my house

Oh for goodness sakes!

OhDearMuriel · 02/01/2015 19:24

I'm going to his for tea in a bit, them i'll drop him off at the pub and come back to my house.....

Is this what happened on New Year's eve?

maras2 · 02/01/2015 20:14

Gay.GayGay.You can Lol as much as you like but has he ever gone down on you? Have you had him orgasm in your hand or mouth? No ? Thought not. Gay. Enough cod psychology from me but wake up. Gay or not he sounds a right pain.Get rid now and save yourself much heartache.

AmINeedy · 02/01/2015 20:57

Sundayplease? Where was his rented house?

Maras2 it doesn't work, gay or not they usually have a mind of their own in the mornings or need the loo, it does not change at all, too much beer and over weight, I'm not defending him but it won't work what ever his fancy .

I don't pick him up from the pub , I dropped him off tonight on my way home.
New Year's Eve, I worked .

I've had a chat with him tonight about everything. To make things easier for me I've told him things have to change, I mentioned most I have saud here , initially he wanted me to leave his house after telling me there was no point.
I had my say and he won't change , I'm doing this one step at a time for me .

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